Hypovitaminosis D in an Italian population of healthy subjects and hospitalized patients

British Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 81, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 133-137

  Romagnoli, Elisabetta ^a   Caravella, Patrizia ^b   Scarnecchia, Liliana ^c   Martinez, Paolo ^a   Minisola, Salvatore ^b  

^a Azienda Complesso Ospedaliero San Filippo Neri   (Italy)

^b SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^c SAN CAMILLO FORLANINI HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Hypovitaminosis D; Skeletal integrity; Vitamin D

Indexed keywords

25 HYDROXYVITAMIN D;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD DONOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; POPULATION RESEARCH; POSTMENOPAUSE; PREVALENCE; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; SEASONAL VARIATION; SKELETON; VITAMIN BLOOD LEVEL; VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY;

EID: 0032962370     PISSN: 00071145     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s0007114599000264     Document Type: Article

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